About NJTA: Our Projects

New Jersey Turnpike

Interchanges 6 to 9 Widening

Location: Burlington, Mercer, and Middlesex counties

Description: Some 170 new lane miles of roadway were added to this chronically congested stretch of the Turnpike. Three additional lanes were added in each direction between Interchanges 6 and 8A, and one additional lane was added in each direction between Interchanges 8A and 9. A new toll plaza was built at Interchange 8.

Schedule: The Widening Program was completed on time and about $200 million under budget. The new lanes opened to traffic in the fall of 2014.

Interchange 9 Improvements

Location: Middlesex County

Description: Interchange 9 will be improved to better accommodate existing and future projected traffic volumes
utilizing the interchange and along Route 18. The ramp from Route 18 southbound to the Turnpike will be widened to two lanes
and Route 18 will be shifted to the east to minimize impacts to the adjacent residential neighborhood. The merge of Route 18
northbound traffic with vehicles entering from the Turnpike will also be modified to improve traffic flow.

Schedule: Construction began in 2012 and is scheduled to be completed in 2015.

Interchange 10 Improvements

Location: Middlesex County

Description: Ramp improvements will be undertaken to accommodate existing and future projected traffic volumes utilizing the interchange.
The ramp carrying traffic
from the toll plaza to the southbound Turnpike will be widened to two lanes and other ramps will be realigned to minimize traffic weaving and improve traffic flow.

Schedule: Construction began in 2013 and is scheduled to be completed in 2015.

Description: The bridge deck is being replaced in two phases between Interchanges 14 and 14A
under ongoing Contract No. T100.034 and proposed Contract No. T100.184.

Schedule: Construction on the first phase began in 2010 and is now substantially complete. Construction on the second phase is scheduled to begin in mid-2016 and be substantially completed by late 2020.

Description: The bridge deck is being replaced in the westbound roadway from the
intersection of 14th Street and Jersey Avenue in Jersey City to Interchange 14C. The scope of work
involves reconstruction of the six viaduct and ramp structures located within the project limits.

Schedule: Construction started in 2012 and is expected to be completed in 2016.

Interchange 14A Improvements

Location: Hudson County

Description: The toll plaza will be widened from 11 to 13 lanes. The single-lane ramp from the interchange to the westbound Hudson County Extension will be widened to two lanes. The two-lane connector bridge between the interchange and Route 440, Route 185 and Port Jersey Boulevard will be replaced with a four-lane structure. A flyover ramp will be built to connect the interchange to Port Jersey Boulevard. The traffic signal at East 53rd Street will be eliminated. And a roundabout will be built to maintain access to the interchange.

Schedule: Construction began in 2015 and is scheduled to be completed in 2018.

Further Information: Project documents, traffic advisories, construction updates and a trove of other information is available on the project website, www.njta14a.com

Interchange 15W Improvements

Location: Hudson County

Description: Minor ramp realignments and signing improvements will be undertaken to improve traffic flow and reduce the potential for truck overturns.

Schedule: A construction contract was awarded in November 2014. Construction is scheduled to be complete in 2016.

Interchange 16W Improvements

Location: Bergen County

Description: The interchange ramps will be modified to improve traffic operations and safety.
The improvements will include widening the ramp from the toll plaza to
the southbound Turnpike to provide for two acceleration lanes and signing improvements to address truck overturns.

Schedule: Pending permit approval, construction is expected to begin in 2014 and be completed in 2016.

Garden State Parkway

Interchanges 9, 10, and 11 Improvements

Location: Cape May County

Description: The Garden State Parkway connects to local roads at these at-grade, signalized interchanges. This project will create true grade-separated intersections. Bridges will carry the Parkway over the local streets. Access to the Parkway northbound and southbound will be available at all three interchanges. The project will eliminate a traffic hazard and reduce congestion.

Schedule: Construction began in 2013 and is scheduled to be completed in 2015.

Environmental Issues: The environmental impacts of the project are described and evaluated in the Garden State Parkway Interchanges 9, 10 and 11 Improvements Environmental Assessment dated September 2011, the Garden State Parkway Interchanges 9, 10 and 11 Improvements Environmental Assessment Appendices A – K dated September 2011 and the Garden State Parkway Interchanges 9, 10 and 11 Improvements Draft Individual Section 4(f) Evaluation dated August 2011.
The full documents are large. They can be read in sections by clicking the links below:

Great Egg Harbor Bridge Improvements

Location: Atlantic and Cape May counties

Description: A new southbound span will be built to the west of the existing southbound span over Great Egg Harbor and
Drag Channel. The existing southbound span will be demolished. The nearby Beasley’s Point Bridge on Route 9 will also be
demolished as part of this project.

Schedule: Construction of the new span began in 2013 and is scheduled to be completed in 2016.

Further information: : To learn more about the project, read the
Presentation or the
Handout from the September 2012 public hearing.

Bass River Bridge Widening

Location: Burlington County

Description: A new span will be built alongside the existing span, and the existing span will be redecked, repaired, and upgraded.
The project is part of the second phase of the MP 30-80 Widening Project.

Schedule: Construction of the new span was completed in 2013. Rehabilitation of the existing span is scheduled to be completed in 2015.

Interchange 30 to 80 Widening

Location: Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean counties

Description: The Parkway will be widened from two to three lanes in each direction. Express E-ZPass will be added at the Barnegat Toll Plaza.

Schedule: The project is being built in phases. Construction on the first phase of the widening (adding a lane in each direction between Mileposts 63 and 80 and installing Express E-ZPass at the Barnegat Toll Plaza) was completed in May 2011. Construction on the second phase (adding a lane in each direction from Mileposts 48 to 63 and making grading and drainage improvements from mileposts 30 to 48) began in 2011. The new lanes were completed and opened to traffic from Mileposts 52 to 63 in the summer of 2013. The remainder of the second phase will not open to traffic until the completion of the Bass River Bridge rehabilitation in 2015. Construction on the third phase of the Widening (Mileposts 35 to 48) began in 2014 and is scheduled to be completed in 2017.

Interchanges 36, 37 and 38 Improvements

Location: Atlantic County

Description: This project will improve traffic operations at these closely grouped interchanges by adding a
deceleration lane on the southbound Parkway and an acceleration lane on Tilton Road at Interchange 36 and by separating the
traffic entering the Parkway at Interchange 38 (Atlantic City Expressway) from traffic exiting the Parkway at Interchange 37
(Washington Avenue CR 608).

Schedule: The interchange improvements are included in a construction contract awarded in October 2014. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2018.

Interchange 88 Improvements

Location: Ocean County

Description: A joint effort between the Turnpike Authority and Ocean County, this project will provide ramp movements
currently missing at the interchange, along with modifications to existing movements to and from the north,
and relocation of ramp toll facilities.

Schedule: Construction began in the fall of 2012 and is scheduled to be completed in 2015.

Interchange 91 Improvements

Location: Ocean County

Description: A joint effort between the Turnpike Authority and Ocean County, this project will provide ramp movements currently missing at the interchange,
reconstruction and safety improvements to the existing northbound ramp toll plaza, construction of two extended services roads, and improvements to nearby county roads to simplify
the traffic flow pattern and relieve congestion on local roads.

Schedule: Construction is expected to begin in late 2014 and be completed in 2016.

Interchange 105 Improvements

Location:Monmouth County

Description: This project is intended to improve access to and from the Parkway at
Interchange 105 as well as safety and operations at the Hope Road/NJ Route 36 intersection. The improvements include a new southbound connection from the Parkway outer
roadway to Wayside Road, the addition of a second northbound deceleration lane from the Parkway outer roadway to
Interchange 105 and the reconstruction of the Hope Road/NJ Route 36 intersection.

Schedule: Construction began in the Spring of 2014 and is scheduled to be completed in 2017. The Hope Road / NJ Rte. 36 portion of the project is expected to be completed in 2015.

Interchange 125

Location: Middlesex County

Description: The interchange will be reconfigured to accommodate existing traffic volumes and the future growth
resulting from the development of the waterfront. New ramps from the Parkway southbound and to the Parkway northbound will provide full
access to Chevalier Avenue and the waterfront development.

Schedule: Construction is expected to begin in 2016 and be completed in 2018.

Interchange 163 Improvements

Location: Bergen County

Description: In order to improve traffic operations, this project will relocate the exits onto Route 17 from the
left side of the road to the right side of the road by realigning the Parkway into the existing median in the vicinity of Interchange 163.

Schedule: Construction began in 2014 and is scheduled to be completed in 2017.